Hello Organizers,
When we migrated to a new server, we lost some comments so I wanted to bring attention to one. Marriage Equality USA has created a Press Release that everyone can use on a local level to get out the word to local media. Please Please utilize this fantastic resource:
Comment:
We have a press release that can be sent to your local media - For a copy of it, please email marchforequalrights@gmail.com
This NEEDS to be sent out!!! It will help increase the impact!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm59kJd3Y9Y
Join The Impact Seattle 11/15 PSA
Get the word out!
I made this video and feel free to get the word out!
Together we can move mountains!
Posted on November 12th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
I passed most of this separately to State organizers who had an email address posted to their “Impact” event. Since I don’t have facebook, those listed with only facebook sites, I was unable to contact.
A woman in the UK is helping out. She has offered the use of talent with her artwork for the equality marches. She is allowing anyone and everyone to download the images she has created just for this event. This is totally FREE! Now, some are more for the professional printers, but some can be downloaded by the layman for their website or personal use. She has larger size pics and some smaller ones, plus ones which can be expanded; those are without words, and I suspect you need the program and a large press to do poster size with those. A couple suggestions were offered in the Towleroad comment section concerning the pics; one was to print out both graphics and put them side by side on your sign, another was to print them out on T-shirt transfer paper and iron them on a T-shirt.
I’m the first to admit my talent in art is limited to stick figures, so if you, or your supporters are like me, I encourage you to take advantage of this womans wonderful offer and work, and leave her a comment of thanks from the U.S., and International organizers/supporters.
Her website address was posted on both the Impact website and Towleroad comment section (pretty much buried in both websites). I live in the U.S. and don’t know this UK artistic woman, nor am I affiliated with the “Impact” or “Towleroad” websites. I thought this was noble of her and I thought I would pass it on.
Her Website can be found @ http://williehewescomics.blogspot.com/2008/11/h8-graphics.html
I would recommend that main overall organizers of this website contact and send a press release to the large news organizations like CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, NBC, BBC, BBC America, BBC Canada, FOXNEWS(?), etc. and let local organizers contact their local affiliates.
I truly hope each of you have a successful “Impact” in your state.
-CB-
Posted on November 12th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
The mission statement needs to be edited by someone with language expertise. I’m not qualified to do it, but I did notice at least two instances of “stear” that should be “steer”. It should also probably be “pit” communities against each other, not “pin”.
Thanks for all the work being done here.
Posted on November 12th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Thanks for the grammatical catch. We just made the change.
Posted on November 12th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
I made some shirts too. Ironically, enough its NoTime2H8 gear. Show your support if your gay or straight.
http://www.cafepress.com/NoTime2H8
See ya soon Long BEach!!!
Posted on November 12th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Hello,
I made these shirts to support NO AGAINST 8. I am a long beach native and along with many people I think it is unfair it passed. Is there a way I can get my website link on your site?
Thanks!
http://www.cafepress.com/NoTime2H8
For Straights and Gays who say no to 8.
Posted on November 12th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
I am influenced by the third dimension and attracted to the second
divorce is against the bible in catholicism
instead of voting if bob and mary can marry let that be up to the church
what if gay people had a legal sex change operation?
what if my parents were straight?
what if my kids were gay?
Posted on November 12th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Hi,
It would actually increase conversion rates (the number of people posting the press release) for you to just POST it here, on the site as a WordPress page. You can make dynamic changes such as Carson suggests, inline by just editing the page anytime you like. If you ask people to subscribe to the post’s RSS feed (a widget you can activate in WordPress) then they will be informed each time you make a revision to the page.
Simple, easy!
With hope for the future,
Em
Posted on November 12th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
yo michelle;
love you, girl.
this site is fucking amazing & i’m all for proposition 8.
thought you might want to take a look at this lil’ numbah;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVUecPhQPqY
kaygorgeous.
payce(;<3
Posted on November 12th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Harvey Milk would be proud us!!! It’s so amazing to be apart of a movement that is so important to all of us. I am working with an amazing group out here in Cincinnati for our protest!! Cameron, Barry and Chris, I am honored.
Posted on November 12th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Sault. Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, will be joining you on Saturday to speak out against Prop.8 and support our American friends who are struggling against discrimination.
Posted on November 12th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
I’ve created this simple -straight to the point flyer to print and pass out at gay/les night clubs here in downtown San Jose. the two protest locations targets south bay - east bay - peninsula and sf area supporters.
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 1:54 am
I am making a conceptual art shirt to show the hypocrisy behind the Ban on civil rights for all people being argued under the “sanctity” of marriage detail.
For the quick description: http://www.chewingwater.blogspot.com
DIVORCE
SANCTITY
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 2:14 am
Queers should not be such straightphobics
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 2:23 am
This is sooooo gay….
lol
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 2:27 am
The San Francisco Chronicle provides on their SFGate website a listing of contributors pro and con Prop. 8. Don’t neglect to check “supports” or “opposes”.
http://www.sfgate.com/webdb/prop8/
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 2:29 am
Dear Friends,
In my lifetime, I have never heard such a sigh of relief, around the world, because one man was able to inspire Americans to make a difference. A mantra, might I add, that was once core to our country’s success and well-being.
I voted for Obama. I also voted no on Amendment 2 here in Florida and we didn’t win that one. I donated to the No on 8 campaign in California. It amazes me that that California’s constitution has gone the same discriminatory route as so many others.
I guess we need a Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered version of Dr. Martin Luther King. It is my hope that our movement for equal rights and protection has soon reaches that critical mass that will propel such a person forward. Indeed, in the past 10 to 15 years, we thought we could take the battle to the courts and win. And while we have had limited success in that manner, we still have not changed the minds of a majority of Americans including some of our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters.
Demographically, the attitudes have changed among younger voters and some day that will be to everyone’s benefit. However, if history is a good teacher, we know that people under thirty are often overwhelmed by the members of Generation X and the Baby Boomers when it comes to policy making and voting. Even with Mr. Obama as president, we will still see a legislative catering to this segment of the population.
If we and those sympathetic to our rights struggle do not continue to make voices heard and positions known, another generation will pass before we can have action in our government on our behalf that is more than just pandering and appeasement. Do we really want to wait until our time is short in this life to obtain the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution? Any victory is, no matter how small, worth pursuing. But, I would so much prefer to hold a grand celebration of equality in the next few years, while in my 40’s, than to wait until I am in my 60’s. I would much rather say, at the age of 65, that I have been married for 25 years to my partner than for 5 years.
Mr. Obama has shown us what a true grass roots effort can accomplish with the right amount of perseverance, sacrifice and belief in a common goal.
We need to take what we have learned and apply it to make sure our own lives are viewed by the same standards as we view others. We need to make sure the eyes of the law see us as they recognize others. We cannot allow ourselves to be second class citizens in this great nation. We need to put our fears aside and step out into the open to further propel this wave of change to every corner of the country.
We can do this, just as others have before us. The margins in many of the these votes are not insurmountable. But we can’t sit quietly and wait for others to do it for us. 20 years ago, the California initiative would have had a much wider spread but not so today. We are so close that failure to continue to act cohesively would be a tragedy in so many ways.
I hope this letter and my thoughts spark each of us to take action that will leave little doubt in everyone’s minds that we are serious and dedicated. That we as individuals, partners and families will pursue our rights until there is another sigh of relief around the world that America truly does stand for that which is written in our Constitution.
Sincerely,
P Y
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 2:38 am
I would assume many people have started petitions, yet it never hurts to have more than one. My group started a petition two days ago. Our petition will be sent directly to Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger on December 1, 2008. The petition can be signed by visiting The Rainbow Group Site or by visiting this link http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/NOPROP8/
Let us all keep in mind our common purpose Equality for All. May God Bless us All.
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 2:42 am
These are suggestions from an older gay living abroad. Every gay and lesbian in San Francisco should go to a Mormon church service wearing a T shirt saying Hate Eight and force them to physically eject gay people from the church. The same should go for a Roman Catholic Church service. Sit in the front row on Sunday with the T shirts. All nonviolent — but forcing them to show their hate for what it is. Find the homes of the organizers of Prop 8 and start a vigil — and exercise your First Amendment rights to send them LOTS of emails and phone calls. Blacks did not get the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed because Lyndon Johnson loved them — they got it because they set Washington on fire. While I would advocate a more ML King style, that is a lesson to remember. Disrupt and turn them into villains in the media. It worked before and it can again.
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 2:58 am
Protests are a good way to bring alot of attention to a cause quickly, But are to soon forgotten by the people. A way to tell this states we as a community, are no longer going to sit back and take this. Is to start compiling a list of product produced by these states, and stop buying from them. Money is one of the biggest motivators around. Most of these are big tourist state, stop going, stop buying OJ from Florida, wine from California, etc. Start a web site Stop Supporting States that Ban Gay Rights.
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 3:04 am
We (San Francisco’s GLBTQ2QASSI… Community) are with you 1,000%. As the newly founded Coalition for NO (H)8, We are the local grassroots leaders that will keep the dignity while making our voices known.
We are organizing Peaceful Marches, Demonstrations (civil and responsibly disobedient), Candlelight Vigils, and Rallies to inform, open dialogue, allow proactive diatribes, and Continue the Fight for our Rights that Saint Harvey Milk started 30+ years ago in San Francisco’s Castro District.
Please be assured that we JOIN THE IMPACT to show the world we are cognizant of our role and are in agreement with this action.
We are extremely angry at the originators of this indignity and believe that the contractual division of Church and State has been breached.
We will not allow this to continue and will halt any further actions against our given California Constitutional Rights (May 15, 2008 - In re Marriage Cases (2008) 43 Cal.4th 757 [76 Cal.Rptr.3d 683, 183 P.3d 384]).
Our Town Hall Meeting is at the following:
Thursday, November 20, 2008
The Veterans’ War Memorial Building
401 Van Ness Avenue (@ McAllister)
6:30 PM
In solidarity,
Respectfully submitted by
Rick Le Blanc, Prince Imperial XIV & Saint to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 7:49 am
You all have OUR SUPPORT form vancouver CANADA.
IS there ANY economic boycotts that gays can all band together and enact? Any hetro hotels, stores that gay people usually patronize… I have always found ‘peoples emotions come from their pocketbooks…. As for those mormons, I have no idea what makes them tick so much-why do all these hateful acts start from a religious base. I dont have a faith /religion…until there is one with no “hate” I am an athiest.
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 11:38 am
I think you guys are making a mistake by calling this a protest against Proposition 8. The people affected by that proposition have already made their voices heard. They already voted and lost. This should be a demonstration FOR gay rights, not AGAINST a proposition passed in California. I heard about this on a Twin Cities message board, and even though most people there support gay rights, they are disregarding this protest because Prop 8 is over and done with.
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Any ideas for signs? I was planning on using, “Hate is not a family value” but I’d love to hear more ideas.
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Just sent this out to the 830 members of our Support For Lesbians Coming Out online group. My partner of 15 years and I will be attending the Asheville Prop 8 protest.
We’ve been writing articles on why gay marriage is so important for several years. Here’s one that appeared on all Gaywired Media website portals:
http://tinyurl.com/5r5suk
Sincerely,
Tracey Stevens
Amazing Dreams Publishing
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
This is an amazing article that needs to be read by everyone. Please make the effort to pass it along.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-normoyle/prop-8-makes-wrong-kind-o_b_142879.html
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
We need to do more after these protests to engage those who are open minded but still “not comfortable” with Same Sex Marriage. How can we get mainstream media to engage in a discussions where we can really ask what the fear is all about concerning marriage equality? Wouldn’t Bill Moyers or Oprah be willing to press Prop 8 supporters to explain what negative outcome would ensue from making Marriage available to everyone? Ask them if they have any evidence of societal harm in locations where Marriage Equality has been achieved, here in the USA and abroad. And as delighted as we are by the Presidential campaign, let’s not forget that Barack Obama is still on the wrong side of the issue of full Marriage Equality, whether for political expediency or his heartfelt personal position.
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
I have a blog on my My Space asking that we all refrian from spending anymore than we absolutely must and if you can buy gay, please do.
Our economy is already hurting perhaps with a bit more removed they will get the picture.
I frankly think this is the best possible time to do it.
Please read my 11/11/2008 blog…it’s very short and to the point.
I am in Illinois…Peoria & Galesburg areas.
I hope I can find a march or someway to contribute. I have NO money.
Laura Stuler
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
we need to make a difference to those in this world who are ignorant. young adults in my generation have found who they are and want equal rights as well. believe it or not, some young adults are very well educated about this subject. please show support. (i am aware that this could be irrelevant.)
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Y’all I’ll be at the downtown LA protest Saturday! holler!
Check out my blog: http://muchbetterthanworking.blogspot.com
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
We will post all press releases and other sonstructive information related to fighting Prop 8 on our wen site http://gaymarriagelawsuit.com
Allow 4-8 hours for your press release or information and reports to be posted. You will be notified via email when your posting is live.
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
The Dallas Transgender Advocates and Allies fully support marriage Equality and protest Prop 8.
Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
The Fox News Channel had a nice story about the upcoming demonstrations. They said that the passage of Prop 8 has really energized the gay rights moment and that activists will make themselves heard through demos across the country on Saturday.
Posted on November 14th, 2008 at 3:04 am
Go to your MY SPACE or FACEBOOK page and encourage your family and friends to get out there with us TODAY at 1:30 ET. We need to shock and awe with the numbers.
Posted on November 15th, 2008 at 7:49 am
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Posted on December 22nd, 2008 at 4:47 pm
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